El Salvador vs Guyana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

El Salvador
11.59 years
in 2018
Guyana
11.43 years
in 2012
El Salvador rank
128th
Guyana rank
131st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guyana
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 11.59 years against 11.43 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guyana ahead.

El Salvador ranks 128th and Guyana ranks 131st of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Guyana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guyana Difference Ahead
1970s 6.67 years 9.54 years 2.87 years Guyana
1980s 8.39 years 9.11 years 0.7201 years Guyana
2000s 12.48 years 10.88 years 1.61 years El Salvador
2010s 12.59 years 11.29 years 1.3 years El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, El Salvador or Guyana?
El Salvador, at 11.59 years against 11.43 years in Guyana as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between El Salvador and Guyana?
0.16 years, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guyana?
11 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do El Salvador and Guyana rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 128th and Guyana ranks 131st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.